Apache JMeter, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Banking Services, Computer Science, Consulting, Engineering, Machine Tool, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Performance Testing, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Quality Engineering, SQL (Structured Query Language), Selenium, Software Design for Test (SDET), Software Engineering, Software Testing, Test Automation, Test Harness, Test Suite, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Validation Plan, Validation Testing
Software Engineer IV (Senior Quality Engineer / SDET)
Birmingham, AL / Charlotte, NC/ Atlanta, Georgia (hybrid- onsite 3 days per week)
6-12-month contract to hire
Pay Rate: $65.00 - $70.00per hr.
Our client is seeking two Senior Quality Engineers (SDET-level) to support the same Digital Origination platform. Although titled "Software Engineer IV,” this role is not a traditional development role. It is a senior-level Quality Engineering / test automation position responsible for ensuring release readiness across customer-facing digital banking applications. The engineer will integrate into an established QA automation process supporting both manual and automated testing across all phases of delivery.
Primary Responsibilities
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites
- Execute both manual and automated testing for release validation
- Ensure end-to-end test coverage across releases
- Support UI, API, and backend testing efforts
- Participate in full QA lifecycle (planning through release validation)
- Collaborate with developers and product teams on quality assurance
- Improve automation coverage and testing efficiency
- Support release readiness and production stability
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- Seven (7) years of experience
- Senior-level SDET or Quality Engineering experience
- Strong experience with C# / .NET
- Strong test automation experience (framework-level, not just execution)
- Experience with:
- UI automation testing
- API testing
- SQL testing
- Experience working in enterprise-scale applications
Automation & Testing Experience (Flexible Tooling)
The team is tool-agnostic, focused on depth of automation experience.
UI Automation (any of the following acceptable)
- Selenium (current)
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Other modern automation frameworks
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Selenium or Playwright experience
- Performance testing exposure:
- JMeter
- K6
- LoadRunner
- Experience testing large enterprise applications
- Experience with digital banking or origination systems